INSTRUCTIONS RECEIVED IN BELGRADE BY GENERAL PIRC

INTELLIGENCE REPORT 13 7118

COUNTRY ArgsBtina/YugoeXavia GATE: 25X1 A

!• General Fran j Pure, Yugoslav IfcLnister to Buenos Air^a f who recently returned
fro© Belgrade, is ©aid to have brought from his Government strict instructions
to tread lightly while in Argentina, and to avoid at all costs any act or
statement which might lead the Argentine Government to saver diplomatic rela-
tions with Yugoslavia.

25X1 2o According to a report ~| pirc has been told also to push

the campaign now being conducted in Argentina to return Yugoslavs, especially
those with money or those capable of performing manual labor, to their native
land.* Members of Communist cells and prominent agitators, hoover, will be
encov^^ged to remain as long as possible in Argentina,,

3. The Yugoslav Minister reportedly received orders to assume a cautious but
more aggressive attitude toward ex-Us bashi, ex-Chetniks, end followers of
Vlatko Mac sk, president of the Croatian Peasant Party, who was last reported
to be in Washington.

2j» All pro-Tito Yugoslav organizations in Argentina have received the instructions
brought by Pirc.

*To encourage the repatriation of voluntary immigrants, the Yugoslav ship
SS |*Hizanka trill arrive in Buenos Airee in February from Sidney, Australia,
to transport these individuals back to Yugoslavia. The Partizanka can ac-
comodate about 700 passengers - Repatriates will reimburse the Yugoslav
Government for passage by working for the Government upon their arrival.

This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 10 October 1078 from the
Director of Centre! intelligence to the I
Archivist of the United States.

Next Review Date: 2008 1

NoXc^AMtt ib

xhis document contains Information
affecting the national d cfense of the
United Stntos within the meaning of
the Lspi onn^o Act, 50, U.3.C. 31 and
6tl a a amended. Its transmission or
the jX'V' latlon of Its contents in any

manner to an unauthorized person is
prohibited by law*

, DM Apr 77

, 7 j

<xT ^C^A&aroved For Release 200

iCECENI

IA-RDP82-00457R001 1 00770001-8